 | Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - Atomism - 1714 - 508 pages
...fet forth Their airy Caravan, high over Seas Flying, and over Lands, eafing their Wings With mutual Flight : fo fteers the prudent Crane Her annual Voyage,...Floats as they pafs, fann'd with unnumber'd Plumes. Thefe are the Birds that are faid to make War with the Pygmyes ; a People of ./Ethiopia, who inhabit... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 506 pages
...fît forth Their airy Caravan, high over Seas Flying, and over Lands, eafing their Wings With mutual Flight : fo fteers the prudent Crane Her annual Voyage, borne on Winds ; the Air Floats as they país, fann'd with unnumber'd Plumes. Thefe are the Birds that are faid to make War with the Pygmyes... | |
 | John Milton - 1767 - 376 pages
...over lands with mutual wing Ea<jng their ffight ; fo ftears the prudent crane Her annual voiage, born on winds ; the air Floats, as they pafs, fann'd with unnumber'd plumes] From branch to branch the (mailer birds with fong Solac'd the woods, and fpread their painted wings... | |
 | William Mitford - English language - 1774 - 306 pages
...the fecond to the firft fyllable of the fourth ; and the effect will be perfectly good : * — —So fteers the prudent crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds ; the air 43 1 Flo'tes as | theypafs,]-fan'dwith|unnumlber'd plumes, PL VII. How art | thou 16ft ! 1-how, on... | |
 | 1795 - 848 pages
...caravan, high over feas. Flying, and over lands, eafing their wings With mutual flight : fo fleers the prudent crane Her annual voyage borne on winds ; the air Floats as they pafs, fann'd with nnnumber'd plumes. Thefe are the birds that are faid to make war with the Pigmies ; a people of Ethiopia,... | |
 | John Milton, Samuel Johnson - 1796 - 610 pages
...caravan high over seas Flying, and over lands, with mutual wing, 42$ Easing their flight ; so steers the prudent crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds ; the air Floats, as they pass, fann'd with unnumber'd plumes. From branch to branch the smaller birds with song Solac'd the... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...aery caravan, high over seas Flying, and over lands with mutual wing Easing their flight; so steers the prudent crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds ; the air Floats as theypass, fann'd with unnumber'd plumes: From branch to branch the smaller birds with song Solac'd... | |
 | William Bingley - Animal behavior - 1803 - 606 pages
...airy caravan, high over seas Flying, as.d over lands wi'h mutual wing Easing their fligh'. So steers the prudent Crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds ; The air floats as ihey pass, fann'd with unnumber'd plumes. The flight of the Crane is always supported uniformly, though... | |
 | William Mitford - English language - 1804 - 490 pages
...Spirits | odo|rous breathes ;"—\ flowersand | their friiit, Man's noiiriQimcut. iv. 483. i So fleers the .prudent crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds; the air Floats as \ they pifs,-— Ifau'd with unnjimjber'd plimes. vii. 43 z. How art \ thou 16ft— |h£w, on } a fiidldtn,... | |
 | William Mitford - English language - 1804 - 462 pages
...flower Spirits | odo|rons breathes;— ] fldwersand | their fruit, Man's nourifliment. iv. 483. • So fteers the prudent crane Her annual voyage, borne on winds ; the air flpats as | they pafs, — Jfan'd with unuum|ber'd plumes. vii. 432. How art | thou l6ft — |ho\v,... | |
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Part loosely wing the region; part more wise In common, ranged in figure, wedge their way, Intelligent of seasons, and set forth Their aery caravan, high over seas Flying, and over lands, with mutual wing Easing their flight : so steers the prudent crane... 
